It is touted to be the E-sports event of the year with over 100 professional gamers from 22 different nations competing to reach the finals in the hope of tasting the $60,000 prize purse. It's just a matter of hours from now until the official launch of the KODE5 2007 Global Finals.

Live from Moscow, Russia at T-Modul Exhibition Complex, our content manager Phillip 'Phil' Rasmussen accompanied by WarCraft editor Cassandra 'Cassandra' Ng will be reporting to YOU this weekend with match results, follow-up discussions and lots of pictures and videos. They'll bring you first hand coverage from the Counter-Strike 1.6 and WarCraft III finals.

- KODE5 Coverage introduction

- WC3: Seedings
- WC3: Group A & B
- WC3: Group C & D
- WC3: Playoffs

- CS: Participating teams
- CS: Seedings
- CS: All group stage matches and results
- CS: Playoffs

For all you WC3 fans out there, Cassandra has taken the time to interview some of the professional players that will be attending the Global Finals; questions are asked about their current form and expectations before the matches that will kick off tomorrow morning.

- Cassandra interviews KODE5 Finalists

KODE5 revealed a cooperation between themselves and gaming accessory manufacturer QPAD yesterday. We'll be seeing QPAD in Moscow, showcasing their gaming products to the public with a special offer to those who are interested in purchasing them. QPAD has also produced an official KODE5 Global Finals limited-edition mousepad that will be for sale during the event. For those who are unable to attend the event, fret not for YOU have the chance of winning one of them! For more information, click the link below.

- Win three unique QPAD KODE5 mousepads!

Saturday live updates:

09:00 CET: Group stage matches are delayed
09:00 CET: Team Dragon (Group D) detained by Russian officials
10:30 CET: Group stage matches are kicked off (Group A and C)
12:00 CET: Team Dragon released into Russia
12:00 CET: Virtus.Pro accused of having live HLTV feed against fnatic
14:00 CET: 1st qualified to the finals - Evil Geniuses (Group A)
14:00 CET: 2nd team qualified to the finals - MYM (Group C)
14:30 CET: 3rd team qualified to the finals - mTw (Group C)
15:30 CET: Tie-breaking match between fnatic and Virtus.Pro
16:15 CET: 4th team qualified to the finals - fnatic (Group A)
18:30 CET: Group stage matches are started (Group B and D)
23:00 CET: 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th team qualified to the finals - HellRaisers (Group B), roccat (Group B), mibr (Group D) and SK (Group D)
23:00 CET: Group stage is over

10:00 CET: Group stage matches are on (Group A and C)
13:30 CET: mouz.ToD (Group A) and fnatic|Shy (Group C) qualified to the finals
15:30 CET: mouz.HasuObs (Group A) and WE.inFi (Group C) qualified to the finals
18:00 CET: Group stage matches are started (Group B and D)
22:40 CET: MYM]Grubby (Group B), GravitasXyLigan (Group B), mouz.Happy (Group D) and Wicked.Soccer (Group D) are qualified to the finals
22:50 CET: Group stage is over